Former Lagos Federal Legislator Emerges as Deputy Gov Candidate for the Imo LP

The former legislator was introduced to party supporters at the Labour Party headquarters on MCC Road in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.

Athan Achonu, the Labour Party candidate for governor in the November election in Imo State, has named Tony Nwulu as his running colleague.

Nwulu is a former representative for the Oshodi-Isolo 2 Federal Constituency and a former United Progressive Party (UPP) candidate for governor of Imo State in 2019.

On Sunday, Nwulu was unveiled to party supporters at the Labour Party headquarters on MCC Road in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.

From 2015 to 2019, the vice-governor candidate represented the Oshodi-Isolo 2 Federal constituency in Lagos State on behalf of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before returning to his native state to run for governor under the UPP.

In his address at the event, Nwulu promised that, if elected, the administration’s top priority will be to resolve insecurity in the state by establishing committees to investigate its root causes.

According to him, the committee would be tasked with finding long-lasting solutions to the problem.

In addition to insecurity, he stated that unemployment and education would also be prioritized.

His introduction follows Achonu’s April nomination as the party’s candidate for governor in a contentious primary.

Achonu received 134 ballots, surpassing his closest competitor, Major General Jack Ogunewe, who received 121.

Senator Achonu was elected to the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015 on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to represent Imo North.

However, in December 2015, the Appeal Court in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, overturned his election at the request of the Accord Party candidate who claimed that his party’s insignia was absent from the ballot papers used in the 2015 National Assembly election.

Benjamin Uwajumogu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was then declared the winner of the election.